November 30, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
One in five parents worry their children don’t have friends or don’t have enough friends.
Results from the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health found that 90 percent of parents think their children would like to make new friends.
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November 28, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
COVID lockdowns caused many families to eat more meals at home, and it may have had an unexpected benefit.
Research published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice found that families who ate together more often during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced in increase in quality family time during dinners.
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October 31, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
If you want to cheer up a friend or loved one, consider giving them a small gift.
Research suggests that gift giving may lift their mood faster and more effectively than a conversation.
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October 30, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Online grief support groups can both help and harm participants.
More than 50% of people in the US will grieve a loved one who died by suicide, and almost three quarters of them will look to internet support groups for help.But are online support groups beneficial or detrimental? Researchers at the New university of Colorado Boulder suggest it’s a bit of both.
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September 15, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
COVID-19 vaccination mitigates adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2 on mental illness.
Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that the COVID-19 vaccination may help protect against the adverse mental health impacts of the virus by preventing severe infection.
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September 5, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Scrolling through social media videos could increase boredom and make users feel less engaged with content.
Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General found that endless scrolling may make users feel less satisfied with the content they view.
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August 27, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Even as little as ten minutes spent in nature can have short term benefits for adults living with mental illness.
Research published in Ecopsychology found that any form of nature exposure, including to urban nature, could have benefits.
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August 26, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Resilient people are more mindful and show neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved cognition and the regulation of emotions.
UCLA researchers found resilient people were also better at describing their feelings and had gut microbiome activity associated with a healthy gut.
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July 31, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Younger workers are feeling undervalued, stressed and lonely in the workplace.
The 2024 Work in America Survey from the American Psychological Association found that 45% of workers 18-25 felt lonely at work whilst 48% feel stressed or tense at work.
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July 30, 2024
by Elizabeth Pratt
Digital self harm is on the rise among adolescents in the United States.
Research published in the Journal of School violence found that digital self-harm among teenagers has increased by 88% since 2016.
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